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El Mystic surfForecast / Pacific / Colombia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Mystic surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Mystic sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Mystic today?
The current surf forecast for El Mystic at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Mystic. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
206 | 251 | 161 | 161 | 113 | 94 | 163 | 251 | 153 | 141 | 139 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:11AM3.48m | 6:25PM3.45m | 7:05AM3.37m | 7:20PM3.26m | 8:02AM3.25m | 8:20PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.36m | 00:44AM0.11m | 1:13PM0.51m | 1:39AM0.30m | 2:14PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 206 | 251 | 161 | 161 | 113 | 88 | 163 | 251 | 153 | 141 | 20 | 21 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 30 | 19 | 35 | 93 | 94 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 139 | 141 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | W 10 | NW 4 | SW 13 | — | SW 4 | SW 13 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 1 | 28 | — | 4 | 58 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 379 | 373 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 499 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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